CONCLUDED

Hatsu Basho
1999

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 10-24 Jan · Tokyo

Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.

· lower divisions
‹Day 1›
· as of Day 1
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Miyabiyama
· Fujishima-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
2
Asanowaka
· Takasago-beya · AichiAichi
3
Wakanoyama
· Musashigawa-beya · WakayamaWakayama
4
Oikari
· Isenoumi-beya · KyotoKyoto
5
Daishi
· Oshiogawa-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
6
Toyonoumi
· Futagoyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
7
8
Kitakachidoki
· Isenoumi-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
9
Hoshitango
· Michinoku-beya · 🇦🇷Argentina
10
Daishoho
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
11
Otsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
12
Kobo
· Miyagino-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
13
Hayateumi
· Oitekaze-beya · AomoriAomori
14
Ohinode
· Tatsunami-beya · HyogoHyogo
15
Tomonohana
· Tatsunami-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
16
Zenshinyama
· Takadagawa-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
17
Tokitsunada
· Tokitsukaze-beya · TokushimaTokushima
18
Akinoshu
· Izutsu-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
19
Kyokutenho
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
20
Wakahayato
· Miyagino-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
21
Daizen
· Nishonoseki-beya · OsakaOsaka
22
23
Mainoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · AomoriAomori
24
Susanoumi
· Kitanoumi-beya · AichiAichi
25
Tochinohana
· Kasugano-beya · IwateIwate
26
Futatsukuba
· Tatsunami-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
The venue
Hosts Hatsu, Natsu, Aki
Tokyo
Ryōgoku Kokugikan両国国技館
Tōkyō-to · capacity 11,098
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Ryōgoku is sumo's historical heart - the surrounding Sumida-ku neighbourhood has been home to stables, retired rikishi, and chankonabe restaurants for over a century. The current Kokugikan opened in 1985, hosts three of the six annual bashos, and houses the (free) Sumo Museum on the ground floor. The roof of the arena is modelled on a Shintō shrine.

Near the arena
Local specialties
  • Chankonabe↗ちゃんこ鍋 - The calorie-dense stew rikishi live on - many former-rikishi-run restaurants in Ryōgoku serve it.
  • Monjayaki↗もんじゃ焼き - Tokyo's loose, savoury cousin to okonomiyaki. Best on Tsukishima Island, two stops south.
  • Edomae sushi↗江戸前寿司 - Tokyo-style sushi, originated in the bay. Toyosu and Tsukiji markets are nearby.
Getting there: JR Sōbu line to Ryōgoku Station - the Kokugikan is directly across the road from the west exit.